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chris cillizza joins us again. we're looking at arizona the eighth. >> it slipped to mind a little bit but gabriel giffords resigned her office earlier this year. this is the primary. it is only on the republican side. we think that jesse kelly who was the republican nominee against gabby giffords in 2010 and nearly won will be the republican nominee. the general election, special election, is in early june and there will likely be jesse kelly against ron barber who was the district director. so a race that has some national reach to it, starts tonight. won't finish until june. >> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tomorrow, ted koppel joins us. my colleague tamron hall joins us. >>> are the gas prices we're witnessing real or artificial? president obama announces new steps to crack down on oil market manipulation, is that the real reason we see these spikes with the gas prices? the daily beast will join me live. plus, take a look at this. what a sight. space shuttle "discovery" takes its f
chris cillizza joins us again. we're looking at arizona the eighth. >> it slipped to mind a little bit but gabriel giffords resigned her office earlier this year. this is the primary. it is only on the republican side. we think that jesse kelly who was the republican nominee against gabby giffords in 2010 and nearly won will be the republican nominee. the general election, special election, is in early june and there will likely be jesse kelly against ron barber who was the district...
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. >> chris cillizza is an msnbc managing editor. in a twist on the old bill clinton reference to his wife in 1992, last night president obama said you guys get two presidents for the price of one. which is a pretty good deal. sounds like he's channeling bill. so they're obviously not close friends. but bill clinton is going out there and validating president obama if he needs validation. and raising money more to the point. >> yeah, you know, andrea, i did a little checking on this last night just on people who know both men and kind of their relationship. those clips you played in 2008, politicians don't forget those sorts of things. let's point there. i don't think they are close friends. i will say and the people i talk to on both sides what they said is the principles, that is president obama and former president clinton are the actually now the as opposite one another as some of their former staff and as some of the people who raise money for them. so some of the of tension that we hear about from time to time is probably moral
. >> chris cillizza is an msnbc managing editor. in a twist on the old bill clinton reference to his wife in 1992, last night president obama said you guys get two presidents for the price of one. which is a pretty good deal. sounds like he's channeling bill. so they're obviously not close friends. but bill clinton is going out there and validating president obama if he needs validation. and raising money more to the point. >> yeah, you know, andrea, i did a little checking on this...
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chris cillizza an msnbc contribute somewhere manager editor of post politics.com and nbc's ron mott joins us gettysburg, pennsylvania, traveling with the santorum campaign. chris, let me go first to ron, because ron, are you hearing anything new here? we want to talk about the buffett rule and all of that and what paul ryan said. i just got an e-mail from somebody close to the campaign who said, just make sure you have a camera there in gettysburg. what are you hearing? because we know some people inside the campaign suggested that santorum get out before pennsylvania's primary to avoid the embarrassment of losing his home state. >> reporter: absolutely. good day to you, andrea. we reporters are prone to ask questions, and when we got the word late last night, it was almost midnight for me, he was cancel two events in western pers pennsylvania two hours from here, scheduling an event in gettysburg, that got people think, is he going to drop out of the race? my producer asked an aide what he's going to talk about and met with a shrug. we don't know officially. we do know, over the weekend,
chris cillizza an msnbc contribute somewhere manager editor of post politics.com and nbc's ron mott joins us gettysburg, pennsylvania, traveling with the santorum campaign. chris, let me go first to ron, because ron, are you hearing anything new here? we want to talk about the buffett rule and all of that and what paul ryan said. i just got an e-mail from somebody close to the campaign who said, just make sure you have a camera there in gettysburg. what are you hearing? because we know some...
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chris cillizza is back. first, the president is hitting the road again, boca raton, no accident there. he just had a meeting with the president of brazil and she apparently took issue with some of our monetary policy because it is affecting their investments. she is concerned about the american monetary policy being too expansionary. so he is also facing later this week to central and south america to a summit in colombia. >> very, very busy week at the white house. tomorrow, this in a lot of ways, his speech in florida, there is the theme of the week coming out of the white house and the campaign. and in truth, these two things move in unison at this point in an election. the obama team and the president believes strongly this bucket rule that billionaires cannot pay under 30% of their, they can't pay under 30% tax rate. they think that this is a big hit against mitt romney, against the republican party in general. that your classic populist messaging. wealthy people using various tax gimmicks to not pay as
chris cillizza is back. first, the president is hitting the road again, boca raton, no accident there. he just had a meeting with the president of brazil and she apparently took issue with some of our monetary policy because it is affecting their investments. she is concerned about the american monetary policy being too expansionary. so he is also facing later this week to central and south america to a summit in colombia. >> very, very busy week at the white house. tomorrow, this in a...
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chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing edere . first of all, a lot of bitterness in the romney camp that i am hearing about rick santorum holding out -- they're voting in pep pen today, would have been ideal to kiss and make up, figuratively, before today's voting. that's not happening. i'm told even an appearance at the convention is at stake because they're not happy with the way rick santorum has behaved. >> the thing that's odd about this, everyone knows that mitt romney's the nominee, you know? rick santorum, i think, and i thought this when he was in the campaign at the end, you got to look out for your future. he's young, he'll be in his mid 350 50s in 2016. remember, john mccain 2000 em bittered with what happened in 2004. by '04 he endorsed bush. 200 8 he had the support of people who supported bush. in politics you have to play the long game and rick santorum doesn't appear to be doing that. >> speaking of someone not playing the long game, newt gingrich, he's now said to our own alex that depending on what happens in de
chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing edere . first of all, a lot of bitterness in the romney camp that i am hearing about rick santorum holding out -- they're voting in pep pen today, would have been ideal to kiss and make up, figuratively, before today's voting. that's not happening. i'm told even an appearance at the convention is at stake because they're not happy with the way rick santorum has behaved. >> the thing that's odd about this, everyone knows that mitt...
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. >> chris cillizza is ea soikhe canli bi. h'r visl nlo frnd bu billlinton isoi out there and validating president obama if he needs validation. and raising money more to the point. >> yeah, you know, andrea, i did a little checking on this last night just on people who know both men and kind of their relationship. those clips you played in 2008, politicians don't forget those sorts of things. let's point there. i don't thinke idt a t acal n t as opote o anheasoofhrfoer stf dasom t pp who raisemoney r them. so somef e of tension that we hear about from time to time is probably moral about people below them on the food chain than actually obama and clinton. and i would say look, politics is about self-interest. always has been, always will be. barack obama knows bill clinton can not only raise him money from clinton folks who supported his wife back in 2008 and might not be on board and he can bpled licsf t wleuti wthsa b len t hion b laden wth that raid is an appropriate or not campaign claim. this is becoming one of the big a
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michael steele is former chairman of that committee, and chris cillizza is a columnist. the great thing about it is it come at that precious time of the week, monday morning when you want to know what is going on, what you missed over the weekend, and you tell us. let's start with the ohio governor that has worked at fox, an fortunate governor in a critical state. here he was yesterday on "meet the press" talking about whether the republican nomination fight is over. let's watch. >> i haven't endorsed -- i said anybody i endorsed or was for dropped out or didn't run. so i will wait until we have a nominee and the party will get it's act together, be competitive in the fall. >> i like him, i consider him a regular guy in the congress. worked at fox. you know he doesn't like romney, because he is an elitest. he is trying to be a working class republican. >> i think that's a little strong. i think it assumes a lot about his relationship and how he feels about him. >> it's casic a regular guy? >> he is. >> follow that thought. >> okay, but i -- welcome back, chris. i think t
michael steele is former chairman of that committee, and chris cillizza is a columnist. the great thing about it is it come at that precious time of the week, monday morning when you want to know what is going on, what you missed over the weekend, and you tell us. let's start with the ohio governor that has worked at fox, an fortunate governor in a critical state. here he was yesterday on "meet the press" talking about whether the republican nomination fight is over. let's watch....
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with me now, "the washington post's" chris cillizza, timeless editor at large, mark hal present and chris marcus. what a daily fix. this was the toughest campaign speech he's give tonight date, attacks the ryan budget but goes after mitt romney all at the same time. think lays out themes of the campaign to come. >> yeah, andrea. if you need a blueprint of how on the economic message barack obama's going to campaign you just got it. what's fascinating about it is the way that they cast the choice before the american public. we know elections are about choices. the way barack obama and his campaign team have decided to cast this, on the one side you have a serious plan committed to making hard choices and shared sacrifices, that being the president's plan. on the other side, in his language, you have a republican that used the word laughable, he called it a trojan horse, creating the die naming on one side a serious person, on the other side people not serious and pull paul ryan and mitt romney in that category, not serious about the serious challenges that face us. i think that's the push-
with me now, "the washington post's" chris cillizza, timeless editor at large, mark hal present and chris marcus. what a daily fix. this was the toughest campaign speech he's give tonight date, attacks the ryan budget but goes after mitt romney all at the same time. think lays out themes of the campaign to come. >> yeah, andrea. if you need a blueprint of how on the economic message barack obama's going to campaign you just got it. what's fascinating about it is the way that...
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. >> chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of most politics.com. first of all, take a look at that the "usa today" gallup swing state survey which indicates a growing gender gap for the republicans. mitt romney against barack obama, obama opening his widest lead, 51-42. and that shows a big change in the women surveyed. >> yeah, andrea, hugely. president obama in a head to head match-up in many mid-february against mitt romney in the same 12 states got under 50% of the vote. now he's getting better than 60% of the vote among women under 50. it does not take a rocket scientist or a crack political analyst to figure out that the last six weeks or so of the republican presidential campaign have focused on things like contraception, birth control, women's rights more broadly. these are not topics that you if you were a republican strategist you want your candidates talking about. many of the views held by the republican presidential candidates are very unappealing to particularly independent women. i would say young suburban women. the swing voters of
. >> chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of most politics.com. first of all, take a look at that the "usa today" gallup swing state survey which indicates a growing gender gap for the republicans. mitt romney against barack obama, obama opening his widest lead, 51-42. and that shows a big change in the women surveyed. >> yeah, andrea, hugely. president obama in a head to head match-up in many mid-february against mitt romney in the same 12 states got...
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thank you very much, chuck todd and thank you chris cillizza. newt gingrich has not won a republican primary contest in nearly a month. lately his wife callista has been doing more campaign events than he has. on tuesday, after a last place wisconsin finish he released a statement saying "i am committed of carrying the banner of bold conservative colors all the way to tampa," signifying he may be focusing on dominating the platform debate. has the strategy shifted? is this a campaign being put on hold till tampa and you're going to fight for the ideological principles but clearly not for the nomination? >> andrea first, it's a privilege to be with you today. no, the strategy is still that obviously we're not going to get to the 1144 delegates. the strategy has changed to the effect of this is a fluid race and that if one of our candidates do not get to 1144 and after the first vote at the convention it becomes a jump ball. but then secondarily, yes, i think newt gingrich acts as the free safety for the conservative part of the party to make sure
thank you very much, chuck todd and thank you chris cillizza. newt gingrich has not won a republican primary contest in nearly a month. lately his wife callista has been doing more campaign events than he has. on tuesday, after a last place wisconsin finish he released a statement saying "i am committed of carrying the banner of bold conservative colors all the way to tampa," signifying he may be focusing on dominating the platform debate. has the strategy shifted? is this a campaign...
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chris cillizza is is managing editor of post politics.com. let's talk about the vice presidential running mate and the marco rubio trial run today. we've seen senator portman on the road for mitt romney and others, as well. how important is this test drive for marco rubio? >> well, look, part of the marco rubio story we already know. he's from florida. he's a tea party favorite. he's a cuban-american. he brings a lot to the table. i would say i think one thing that does tend to get overlooked in this vice presidential sweep steaks is chemistry between the two candidates. one of the reasons that the clinton/gore pick at least at the start worked was because they had -- it was the young team, democrats are back. there was kind of a chemistry feel there. i this i all these things, you mentioned it rob portman. i would also mention paul ryan. he campaigned with romney for four straight days in the leadup to the wisconsin primary. marco rubio today. i think this is all aimed at how does mitt romney work with these people? does he like them? does h
chris cillizza is is managing editor of post politics.com. let's talk about the vice presidential running mate and the marco rubio trial run today. we've seen senator portman on the road for mitt romney and others, as well. how important is this test drive for marco rubio? >> well, look, part of the marco rubio story we already know. he's from florida. he's a tea party favorite. he's a cuban-american. he brings a lot to the table. i would say i think one thing that does tend to get...
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chris cillizza is an msnbc contributing editor and managing editor of post politics.com. and joins me from washington. a lot is focused on the west and particularly on colorado. what are the prospects here for team obama versus mitt romney assume he's the nominee? >> what's interesting, so in 2000 and 2004, george w. bush won colorado. president obama won it convincingly in 2008. in the 2010, we note 2010 very good election nationally for republicans but democrats, including the guy you're going to interview, john hickenlooper, when he won the governship, michael bennett won re-election. so it was a little bit of a counter weight in the west because nevada the same way. good democratic wins in nevada. so we don't know the is the answer. i think suburban denver, jefferson county, we're going to be looking closely at it. but you are in the right place because i think if you're talking about the swingiest of swing states, even if you cut that list that you just showed down, i think colorado makes that be final cut. we're going to see millions i think spent by both sides ther
chris cillizza is an msnbc contributing editor and managing editor of post politics.com. and joins me from washington. a lot is focused on the west and particularly on colorado. what are the prospects here for team obama versus mitt romney assume he's the nominee? >> what's interesting, so in 2000 and 2004, george w. bush won colorado. president obama won it convincingly in 2008. in the 2010, we note 2010 very good election nationally for republicans but democrats, including the guy...
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it's stunning. >> thank you very much, chris cillizza. we've got months to go. >>> and vice president joe biden today led a white house event trying to push for reauthorization of the violence against women act. legislation that he helped sponsor when he chaired the senate judiciary competitive. the bill has 61 senate sponsors including leading democratic women despite opposition from some republicans over an amendment to protect immigrant women subjects of abuse. valerie jarrett, white house senior visor chairs the white house council on women and girls leadership and joins me now. thank you very much. first let's talk about the violence against women act. why should it be reauthorized? what is the best argument for why this is an important part of the agenda? >> because it provides the best tools that we have to protect victims of domestic violence. just to give you a little bit of data, andrea, right now, three women a day dais victims of domestic violence. one in three women sometime in their life will either be victims of rain, viole
it's stunning. >> thank you very much, chris cillizza. we've got months to go. >>> and vice president joe biden today led a white house event trying to push for reauthorization of the violence against women act. legislation that he helped sponsor when he chaired the senate judiciary competitive. the bill has 61 senate sponsors including leading democratic women despite opposition from some republicans over an amendment to protect immigrant women subjects of abuse. valerie...
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. >> let's talk about that and what chris cillizza was just talking about. foreign policy has been a big advantage for this president. why shouldn't the bin laden moment be his best argument. as joe biden said, osama bin laden is dead, general motors is alive. >> i think the killing of bin laden is a very good thing for america, period. but the idea that foreign policy is obama's great strength i think actually makes another statement. the economy is so bad, his energy policy is so failed, his health care plan is so unpopular that foreign policy looks pretty good. >> you're trying to make a positive into a negative, sort of a reverse play there, but at the same time, mitt romney, isn't he vulnerable on foreign policy? look at him describing russia as one of our greatest foes, a throw back to the cold war. we work with russia all the time. hardly an ally, but certainly not an adversary. >> i don't think there's anybody that will tell you obama's rush to policy has been a suck sed. when you look at iran and the russian policy on those, when you look at the pos
. >> let's talk about that and what chris cillizza was just talking about. foreign policy has been a big advantage for this president. why shouldn't the bin laden moment be his best argument. as joe biden said, osama bin laden is dead, general motors is alive. >> i think the killing of bin laden is a very good thing for america, period. but the idea that foreign policy is obama's great strength i think actually makes another statement. the economy is so bad, his energy policy is so...
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chris cillizza, you've got the sort of gingrich and santorum factor. it's not that they have any leverage left. they've obviously stayed too long at the party and now we hear newt gingriching is going to formally officially suspend the campaign on tuesday and will no longer be getting secret service. >> the thing with newt gingrich, we talked about this yesterday, it was really kind of the end had already come. he hasn't acknowledged it, frankly. this is his acknowledgement but in his own very newt way, not suspending his campaign today but announcing he will suspend his campaign in a week's time. you're right, andrea, i don't understand the thinking here in terms of lever and. newt gingrich is in his late 60s. i don't think he will run for president again and therefore, preserving good will within the party is not as big a priority. with santorum, i think he got out roughly at about the right time when it was clear he could not win pennsylvania but him not endorsing mitt romney, they're going to meet may 4th, i believe, he does have a future i think i
chris cillizza, you've got the sort of gingrich and santorum factor. it's not that they have any leverage left. they've obviously stayed too long at the party and now we hear newt gingriching is going to formally officially suspend the campaign on tuesday and will no longer be getting secret service. >> the thing with newt gingrich, we talked about this yesterday, it was really kind of the end had already come. he hasn't acknowledged it, frankly. this is his acknowledgement but in his own...
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chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com and author of "the fix." . he's also an msnbc contributor. i read hymn all the time. you are both young. i have to tell you, this lingo is familiar to my ears. you know? the free world, the soviets, czechoslovakia. i understand how you get -- my grandpa used to call connie mack stadium shibe park because 100 years before that's what it was called. you begin to sound like a geezer and a little out of it. >> it's true. a lot of the folks surrounding mitt romney are from george h.w. bush's foreign policy team. sometimes you feel like they can't run on the rhetoric of george w. bush. i think obviously the democrats making this argument that this is a throwback. you also see romney trying to make the argument that in some ways obama embodies the old, soft democrats who are soft when it comes to defense policy and national security. >> well, chris, it also seems more dangerous than come cal to me. it seems like neoconservatives which this group is largely made up of, they always have a war they want to fight. they wa
chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com and author of "the fix." . he's also an msnbc contributor. i read hymn all the time. you are both young. i have to tell you, this lingo is familiar to my ears. you know? the free world, the soviets, czechoslovakia. i understand how you get -- my grandpa used to call connie mack stadium shibe park because 100 years before that's what it was called. you begin to sound like a geezer and a little out of it. >> it's true. a lot...
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chris cillizza is here, these terms are familiar to my fears. you bin to sound like a geezer and a little out of it. >> it's true, i think a lot of the folks who are surrounding mitt romney are from george h.w. bush's team. it's like they can't run on george bush, so they're going back to the reagan era of the bush war. the democrats are making this argument, butç you also see romney trying to make the argument that in some ways, obama embodiys the old soft democrats soft when it comes to defense and national security. >> chris, it also seems more dangerous than comical to me. they always have a war they want to fight. they were randy to get into iraq and afganistan. they always want to fight a war. now it's iran, they want to arm the rebels in syria. they always want to push us to another war. it's not like a comedy team. they're always pushing, always war hawks, and they always have the next little war in their pez dispenser. it's always like that. they never say let's hold back and see what happens, they want to get in there and fight. >> i
chris cillizza is here, these terms are familiar to my fears. you bin to sound like a geezer and a little out of it. >> it's true, i think a lot of the folks who are surrounding mitt romney are from george h.w. bush's team. it's like they can't run on george bush, so they're going back to the reagan era of the bush war. the democrats are making this argument, butç you also see romney trying to make the argument that in some ways, obama embodiys the old soft democrats soft when it comes...
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i'm chris cillizza live in washington, in today, in our daily fix, team obama has made it official, the general election is on. the president and first lady will formally kick off the campaign at two rallies on may 5th, knolls coincidentally in key battleground states of ohio and virginia. mark hall paren is an msnbc senior political analyst. mark, there are no coincidences in politics. i have leadership that over my time. virginia and ohio, what message is the obama team trying to send? >> with andrea away, can i be sarcastic? nice to see the president out there finally campaigning. >> i don't know what you mean, mark. >> they're designating these official campaign trips, and they'll do some of that. the president uses officials traffic to get in some campaign events. look, this race will come down to a handful of states. just how much time barack obama and mitt romney and major surrogates and tv ad spending goes flooding into the 7 to 12 states that are going to determine who the next president is. >> you know, i always say it's a national election in name only. it's really a series o
i'm chris cillizza live in washington, in today, in our daily fix, team obama has made it official, the general election is on. the president and first lady will formally kick off the campaign at two rallies on may 5th, knolls coincidentally in key battleground states of ohio and virginia. mark hall paren is an msnbc senior political analyst. mark, there are no coincidences in politics. i have leadership that over my time. virginia and ohio, what message is the obama team trying to send?...
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chris cillizza is in for andrea, seven, sir, like having aquaman and superman at the same place at the same time. >> it's a rip in the time continuum. it worries me. your show tomorrow looks awesome. >>> coming up how important will foreign policy be in tim roemer is a national security adviser to the president's reelection campaign and mitt romney's foreign policy adviser. we'll hear from both sides. >>> and erin brockovich's new campaign for clean water. that's next on "andrea mitchell reports." great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. i'm eating what i know is better nutrition. mmmm. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. mine hurt more! mine stopped hurting faster... [ female announcer ] neosporin® plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and kills more types of infectious bacteria. neosporin® plus pain relief. for a two dollar coupon, visit neosporin.com. neosporin® plus pain relief. havi ng aeosporin® plus pain relief. n irregular heartbeat havputs you at 5 times
chris cillizza is in for andrea, seven, sir, like having aquaman and superman at the same place at the same time. >> it's a rip in the time continuum. it worries me. your show tomorrow looks awesome. >>> coming up how important will foreign policy be in tim roemer is a national security adviser to the president's reelection campaign and mitt romney's foreign policy adviser. we'll hear from both sides. >>> and erin brockovich's new campaign for clean water. that's next on...
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. ♪ >>> chris cillizza joins us now from the "washington post." what do we know about this santorum meeting, chris? >> it was a meeting with fiscal and social conservatives that the santorum folks say was called by that group to have rick santorum talk. what i can tell you is it is not, it was not discussed, the prospect of rick santorum either scaling back, scaling down, getting out of the race. the vast majority of the conversation was about newt gingrich and what he will do. these people want to stop mitt romney from winning the nomination. i think that's very unlikely. what i know from my reporting is that this is not about rick santorum pulling back or deciding not to run. >> which is exactly what alice stewart told us at the top of the show. thank you for that confirmation. that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next. >> a lot going on. the white house says president obama believes women should be admitted to the all male augusta national golf club. those comments made
. ♪ >>> chris cillizza joins us now from the "washington post." what do we know about this santorum meeting, chris? >> it was a meeting with fiscal and social conservatives that the santorum folks say was called by that group to have rick santorum talk. what i can tell you is it is not, it was not discussed, the prospect of rick santorum either scaling back, scaling down, getting out of the race. the vast majority of the conversation was about newt gingrich and what...
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. >> but beyond hiring hogan gidley, chris cillizza who we love talking about on this show has a must do list for mitt romney. meet with national media, put ann front and center, learn how to talk about mormonism, find a good answer to health care, find a way back to the middle. now i personally think only three of these will happen. one is meet with the national media, put ann front and center and find somewhere to break with conservatives. actually, that's find a way back to the middle. the point is -- >> number one the most important thing he could do is meet with the national media as often as he can, mostly magazines. >> yes, weekly magazines. >> actually -- >> there's a serious point there. his relationship with the media is not great. you the know, reporters if they're honest, the conversation among a lot of reporters is who does the romney campaign and it doesn't seem like they like anyone in the press. >> and they don't seem to like people very much either. >> you, patricia, have a very good story in the daily beast talking about what mitt can learn from rick santorum. >> ric
. >> but beyond hiring hogan gidley, chris cillizza who we love talking about on this show has a must do list for mitt romney. meet with national media, put ann front and center, learn how to talk about mormonism, find a good answer to health care, find a way back to the middle. now i personally think only three of these will happen. one is meet with the national media, put ann front and center and find somewhere to break with conservatives. actually, that's find a way back to the middle....
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chris cillizza. we saw the president laying it out.
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. >> chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com and here in person. >> we made it. >> first of all, this is really the day. >> yes. >> it's over. the campaign is over all but you know, aside from some unexpected event, mitt romney is the nominee. >> he is. >> what happens next? how does he bring the party together because of his infamously unenthusiastic about him. >> the wisdom would suggest mitt romney should do something to show conservatives he's one of them. i don't know that conservatives are ever going to believe he's one of them. i think what will mitt romney should do instead is what he started to do, focus on president obama. what we know in a choice between rick santorum and mitt romney, conservatives will take rick santorum. that was proven out through 30 plus states. in a choice between mitt romney and barack obama, my guess is conservatives will get excited enough about mitt romney to vote for him because they dislike president obama. 2004, democrats didn't love john kerry, he was not their heart choice but disliked george w. bush a lot more. john kerry lost th
. >> chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com and here in person. >> we made it. >> first of all, this is really the day. >> yes. >> it's over. the campaign is over all but you know, aside from some unexpected event, mitt romney is the nominee. >> he is. >> what happens next? how does he bring the party together because of his infamously unenthusiastic about him. >> the wisdom would suggest mitt romney should do something to show...